Mixing and beating machine



H. .TRUST AND F. M. ASHLEY.

` 1. TRusT. ADMlNlsrHATHlx or H. THusT. DEc'D.

MIXING AND BEATING MACHINE.

.4 I APPLICATION FILED JAILZI, I920 l l 1,430,040, PatentedSept. 26,1922.

Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

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HENRY' TRUST, or PAB-K einen, ivnwannsnm'aivn FRANK M.. ASHLEY, or:BROOK- LYN, NEW YORK;

SAID ASHLEY ASSIGNOR, OF I-IIS ONE-HALF INTEREST TO JOSEPHINE TRUST;JOSEPI-IINE TRUST ADMINISTRATRIX SAID HENRY TRUST,

DECEASED.

MIXING AND BEATING IVIACHINE.

Application filed January 21, 1920. Serial No. 353,032..

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Be it-known that we, HENRY-TRUST, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Park Ridge, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey,and-FRANK M. ASH- LEY, a citizen of the United States, and resident ofBrooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,.have'inven'tedcertain new and useful Improvements in Mixing and Beating Machines, ofwhichv the following is a specification.

Cur invention relates to machines for mixing and beating foodingredients and the object of our invention is to provide a mixingmachine for family use that may be fur nished at a low price and isefficient in its operation.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this specification:

Figure l is a central sectional view of a machine embodying ourinvention.

Figure 2 is a plan view taken on line m-w of Figure l.

A. indicates a receptacle having a flat bottom A and a flanged beadededge A2. B indicates a cover having a cylindrical portion B whichfrictionally engages the inner wall of receptacle B, and a flangeportion B2 which rests on the rim of said receptacle, thus providing atight closure. The cover B is further provided with an opening B3 at itscentre and a cylindrical wall Bf, the inner surface of which serves as aguide and bearing for the rod C. The rod C may be bent to form a crank Cwhen the beater is operated manually. Connected to the lower end of therod C is a disc D having a beaded edge D formed at its periphery whichserves to stiften the disc and also prevents excessive friction betweenthe disc and bottom of the receptacle when the machine is operated.Blades EME- E respectively, are formed by stamping or pressing a portionof the disc C into the form illustrated. The lower edge of each blade isdisposed on a line or plane with the bottom surface D2 of the bead D andintended to slightly contact with the bottom of the receptacle and serveto scoop and throw the ingredients upward from the bottom of thereceptacle. Mounted on the rod C and fastened thereto is a beater Fcomprising blades FC-F etc., arranged in two rows as illustrated andinclined to the horizontal to form propeller elements. n

To operate, the ingredients are Aplaced in the receptacle and the crankturned to rotate ythe beater in the directiony indicated by the arrow,which causes the ingredients to be thrown'outward bycentrifugal forceand downward` by the propeller blades `and thence' toward the centre dueto the slower radial speed of the propeller blades nearv the centre, aswill be readily understood.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire' tosecure by rLetters Patents., y

l. machine of the character described comprising a receptacle, a beatercomprising a tube having propeller blades located thereon and a disccarrying said beater and resting on the bottom of said receptacle at itsperiphery.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a receptacle, abeater comprising a tube having propeller blades located thereon and adisc carrying said beater and resting on the bottom of said receptacleat its periphery and having blades extending downward therefrom.

3. A machine of the character described comprising a receptacle, abeater comprising a tube having propeller blades located thereon andadisc carrying said beater and resting on the bottom of said receptacleat its periphery and having blades formed integral therewith andextending downward therefrom.

4:. A machine of the character described comprising a cylindricalreceptacle having a fiat bottom, a cover closely fitting said receptacle and having an opening at its centre, a rod extending throughsaid hole in the cover, a beater comprising a tube mounted on said rodand a disc connected to the lower end of said rod and contacting withthe bottom of said receptacle at its periphery,

5. A machine ofthe character described comprising a cylindricalreceptacle having flat bottom, a cover closely fitting said receptacleand having an opening at its centre, a rod extending through said holein the cover, a beater comprising` a tube mounted on said rod and a discconnected to the lower end of said rod and having a bead which contactswith the bottom of said receptacle, said disc having blades for thepurpose described.

6. A vmachine of the character described comprising a cylindricalreceptacle having a fiat bottom, a cover closely fitting said receptacleand having an opening at its centre, a rod extending through said holein the cover, a beater comprising a tube mounted on said rod and a discconnected to the lower end of said rod and having a bead which contactswith the bottom of said receptacle, said disc having blades formed,rintegral therewith 'for the purpose described.

7. A machine of the character described comprising a cylindricalreceptacle having a fiat bottom, a cover closely fitting said receptacleand havinr an opening at its centre, a rod extending through said holein the cover, a beater mounted on said rod and a disc connected to thelower end of said rod and having a beaded portion contacting with thebottom of said receptacle.

8. A machine of the character described comprising a. cylindricalreceptacle having the bottom of said receptacle at its periphery.

9. A machine of the character described comprising a cylindricalreceptacle having a flat bottom, a cover closely iitting said receptacleand having an opening at its centre, a rod extending through said holein the cover, a beater mounted onv said rod comprising a removable tubeand a disc extending over the bottom of the receptacle and connected tothe lower end or said rod and contacting with the bottom of saidreceptacle at its periphery.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 12th day of January A. D. 1920.

HENRY TRUST. FRANK M. ASHLEY.

